Planetary hours
in Caen.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 6 of the day, until 12:44
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.